🗞️She really gets it

🚨Opens in NYC This Week🚨

MEANWHILE Screening

🇬🇷Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival 🇬🇷

🍿Also Playing Theatriclaly in LA🍿

🎥Additional Upcoming Screenings🎥

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Catherine honored at the Met 🙌 

I want the kind of freedom that doesn’t come from permission or compliance, but from our refusalto be molded by others who gaslight our most foundational intuition. I want the kind of freedomthat allows us to build worlds that aren’t shaped by them—that we know exist, that we hunger for,that we devote ourselves to. That’s the kind of freedom we deserve. The kind that lets us dream.

- Catherine Gun at The Met's annual evening honoring women

Since Trump was sworn into office, it’s been a delicate balancing act - protecting my mental well-being while also staying engaged, present, and aware of what’s happening in real time. Some days, that means stepping back. Other days, it means leaning in. Tuesday was one of those days, but in a way I didn’t expect.

After work, Beth, Nic, and I headed to the Met, where Catherine Gund, Lucy Yu, and Maria Torres-Springer were being honored at The Met’s 18th Annual Evening Celebrating Women. The museum was unusually quiet, its hallways nearly empty as we made our way toward the central pavilion, where a quartet played beneath the soaring glass ceiling.

The event wasn’t just a recognition - it felt like a gathering of community, of people who believe in inclusion, diversity, and connection. I carried that feeling home with me, holding it close as I sat down, a few hours later, to watch Trump’s speech to Congress.

It felt like watching two separate worlds unfold side by side. With each remark he made, Catherine’s words echoed in my mind as a gentle reminder that kindness, care, and community are not only enduring but also powerful forms of resistance. 

- Flavia Romani (Film Editor @ Aubin)

📸 Post Screening Q&A @ Hutchins Center for African & African American Research

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